Senior Security Architect

Location: Bangalore - Indraprastha, India

Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments, institutions, and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges. From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation, our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence. Operating at the forefront of aerospace and space, cybersecurity and digital identity, we’re driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.

Present in India since 1953, Thales is headquartered in Noida and has other operational offices and sites spread across Delhi, Gurugram, Bengaluru and Mumbai, among others. Over 2200 employees are working with Thales and its joint ventures in India. Since the beginning, Thales has been playing an essential role in India’s growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in Defence, Aerospace and Cyber & Digital sectors. Thales has two engineering competence centres in India - one in Noida focused on Cyber & Digital business, while the one in Bengaluru focuses on hardware, software and systems engineering capabilities for both the civil and defence sectors, serving global needs. The Group has also established an MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) facility in Gurugram to provide comprehensive avionics maintenance and repair services to Indian airlines and support the growth of the local aviation industry.

CANDIDATES THAT WOULD IMPRESS US HAVE

Competencies:

You can define and code sign architecture on your own or with other specialists.

You are proficient with Infrastructure Security Design, Security Supervision Design, and Information Systems Security (ISS).

You can advise and give support to the rest of the team.

You know how to use: Risk Analysis, Network Security, Cryptography, Identity & Access Management (software/hardware development, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, and cloud technologies.

You can monitor and measure risk as well as compliance.

You can work with customers and technical teams.

You adapt easily to a new environment.

Minimum Requirements: Skills, Experience, Education, Technical/Specialized Knowledge, Certifications, Language:

Bachelor’s degree in information security, information technology, computer science, computer engineering, or another equivalent field of study; or equivalent work experience.

10-15 years of experience applying security skills to solve challenging security problems using knowledge and/or skills in multiple security domains, including threat modeling/risk assessment; applied cryptography; cloud security; and tool development, usage, configuration, and deployment.

Experience with IAM tools, protocols, and security; and the security architecture, design, and development of IAM/CIAM applications.

Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree in information security, information technology, computer science, computer engineering, or another equivalent field of study; or equivalent work experience

Experience in one or more of the following domains:

Professional software development, modern programming and frameworks, and agile development practices

Developing, deploying, and/or automating security tools to identify security flaws in products.

Web application security technologies, frameworks, protocols, API Security, mitigation techniques, and potential pitfalls.

Security testing, CICD Pipelines, and automation.

Cloud deployments, GCP and/or AWS cloud platforms, cloud technologies such as Kubernetes, and relevant security concepts.

Role as Product Security Engineer in Thales:

Analyse security requirements and program constraints

Develop high-level security-compliant architecture and contribute to the design of the preliminary and detailed designs of the solution: it includes the study of alternatives and a risk assessment

Be technical lead of the elaboration of the security components architectures (e.g. SIEM, IAM, gateways, detection and deception capabilities...)

Guarantee the architecture coherency with the BL policy as well as major cybersecurity standards and regulation frameworks (NIST, ISO, etc.)

Produce justification for architecture brick choices

Ensure technical coordination across a multi-disciplined team

Present, recommend, and demonstrate solutions to customer representatives, peers, or technical teams.

Conduct security-related tasks including:

Production of engineering and architecture reports, specifications and design documents

Verification of architectures and solutions against established requirements

Development of documentation to enable the accreditation and certification of solutions

Collaborate/interact with cyber suppliers/vendors for technical assessment of cyber products to select a suitable one

Be involved in pre-sale and sale activities as a technical support to contribute to offer

Attend some conferences and workshops in the field of cyber security and present innovative work at those events.

YOUR CAREER AT THALES

Future opportunities will allow you to discover other domains or sites. You will be able to evolve and grow your competencies in different areas:

Room and attention to personal development
Build your talents in another domain of Thales Group, discovering new products, new customers, new countries or go to a more complex Solution
Choose between technical expertise or a leadership path
Build an international career within a leading Engineering Group

At Thales, we’re committed to fostering a workplace where respect, trust, collaboration, and passion drive everything we do. Here, you’ll feel empowered to bring your best self, thrive in a supportive culture, and love the work you do. Join us, and be part of a team reimagining technology to create solutions that truly make a difference – for a safer, greener, and more inclusive world.